Is there a link between biological nitrification inhibition and mycorrhizal symbiosis in Brachiaria grasses?

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are almost ubiquitous organisms living in symbiosis with 2/3 of vascular plants facilitating the uptake of nutrients by plants. In exchange fungi obtain their carbon from the plants. The benefits that plants obtain from the interaction between plant and fungus is b...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Teutscherova, Nikola, Vásquez, Eduardo, Arévalo, Ashly, Chagueza, Yamileth, Díaz, Enna, Benito, Marta, Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet, Arango, Jacobo
Format: Ponencia
Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91523
_version_ 1855516427816009728
author Teutscherova, Nikola
Vásquez, Eduardo
Arévalo, Ashly
Chagueza, Yamileth
Díaz, Enna
Benito, Marta
Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet
Arango, Jacobo
author_browse Arango, Jacobo
Arévalo, Ashly
Benito, Marta
Chagueza, Yamileth
Díaz, Enna
Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet
Teutscherova, Nikola
Vásquez, Eduardo
author_facet Teutscherova, Nikola
Vásquez, Eduardo
Arévalo, Ashly
Chagueza, Yamileth
Díaz, Enna
Benito, Marta
Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet
Arango, Jacobo
author_sort Teutscherova, Nikola
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are almost ubiquitous organisms living in symbiosis with 2/3 of vascular plants facilitating the uptake of nutrients by plants. In exchange fungi obtain their carbon from the plants. The benefits that plants obtain from the interaction between plant and fungus is believed to depend on nutrient limitations in the soil and can be regulated by the plant through modification of rhizosphere carbon (C) deposition enhancing or reducing the symbiosis. It has been proposed that nutrient stoichiometry, especially the nitrogen (N):phosphorus (P) ratio, may play a key role in AMF symbiotic functioning. The tropical grass species Brachiaria humidicola (Rendle) Schweick has the ability to release a substantial amount of exudates composed of substances inhibiting soil nitrification (a process known as Biological Nitrification Inhibition, BNI) which reduces N losses from soil and increases the plant nitrogen use efficiency. We hypothesise that such an advantage of high-BNI genotypes and improved N uptake could result in higher requirements of other nutrients, such as P, which may become the limiting factor for the crop growth and could lead to increased dependency on AMF symbiosis. Three Brachiaria genotypes differing in BNIs capacity were evaluated in a long-term field trial established at CIAT (Colombia). Root colonisation, AMF spore density and P fractions were determined before N fertilisation, one week and three weeks after ammonium sulphate application. Brachiaria genotypes with high-BNI capacity showed higher AMF root colonisation than low-BNI genotypes and this difference was increased after N application. Furthermore, soil P fractionation showed that the most available soil P fraction (Resin P), was lower in high BNI after N fertilisation which could indicate increased inorganic P uptake by AMF. Based on these observations, Brachiaria genotypes with high-BNI capacity seem to be better adapted to nutrient-poor environments coping better with both N and P limitations when compared to low-BNI cultivars. Nevertheless, the general validity of this observation needs to be confirmed based on studies in different soil types and including more Brachiaria genotypes. Our study provided promising insights in the role of mycorrhizal symbiosis for P uptake in relation to BNI capacity in Brachiaria grasses.
format Ponencia
id CGSpace91523
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 2017
publishDateRange 2017
publishDateSort 2017
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace915232024-07-01T13:36:14Z Is there a link between biological nitrification inhibition and mycorrhizal symbiosis in Brachiaria grasses? Teutscherova, Nikola Vásquez, Eduardo Arévalo, Ashly Chagueza, Yamileth Díaz, Enna Benito, Marta Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet Arango, Jacobo forage food security climate change agriculture Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are almost ubiquitous organisms living in symbiosis with 2/3 of vascular plants facilitating the uptake of nutrients by plants. In exchange fungi obtain their carbon from the plants. The benefits that plants obtain from the interaction between plant and fungus is believed to depend on nutrient limitations in the soil and can be regulated by the plant through modification of rhizosphere carbon (C) deposition enhancing or reducing the symbiosis. It has been proposed that nutrient stoichiometry, especially the nitrogen (N):phosphorus (P) ratio, may play a key role in AMF symbiotic functioning. The tropical grass species Brachiaria humidicola (Rendle) Schweick has the ability to release a substantial amount of exudates composed of substances inhibiting soil nitrification (a process known as Biological Nitrification Inhibition, BNI) which reduces N losses from soil and increases the plant nitrogen use efficiency. We hypothesise that such an advantage of high-BNI genotypes and improved N uptake could result in higher requirements of other nutrients, such as P, which may become the limiting factor for the crop growth and could lead to increased dependency on AMF symbiosis. Three Brachiaria genotypes differing in BNIs capacity were evaluated in a long-term field trial established at CIAT (Colombia). Root colonisation, AMF spore density and P fractions were determined before N fertilisation, one week and three weeks after ammonium sulphate application. Brachiaria genotypes with high-BNI capacity showed higher AMF root colonisation than low-BNI genotypes and this difference was increased after N application. Furthermore, soil P fractionation showed that the most available soil P fraction (Resin P), was lower in high BNI after N fertilisation which could indicate increased inorganic P uptake by AMF. Based on these observations, Brachiaria genotypes with high-BNI capacity seem to be better adapted to nutrient-poor environments coping better with both N and P limitations when compared to low-BNI cultivars. Nevertheless, the general validity of this observation needs to be confirmed based on studies in different soil types and including more Brachiaria genotypes. Our study provided promising insights in the role of mycorrhizal symbiosis for P uptake in relation to BNI capacity in Brachiaria grasses. 2017-12-20 2018-03-07T11:55:25Z 2018-03-07T11:55:25Z Presentation https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91523 en Open Access Teutscherova N, Vazquez E, Arevalo A, Chagueza Y, Diaz E, Benito M, Pulleman M, Arango J. 2017. Is there a link between biological nitrification inhibition and mycorrhizal symbiosis in Brachiaria grasses? CCAFS Presentation. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Copenhagen (Denmark).
spellingShingle forage
food security
climate change
agriculture
Teutscherova, Nikola
Vásquez, Eduardo
Arévalo, Ashly
Chagueza, Yamileth
Díaz, Enna
Benito, Marta
Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet
Arango, Jacobo
Is there a link between biological nitrification inhibition and mycorrhizal symbiosis in Brachiaria grasses?
title Is there a link between biological nitrification inhibition and mycorrhizal symbiosis in Brachiaria grasses?
title_full Is there a link between biological nitrification inhibition and mycorrhizal symbiosis in Brachiaria grasses?
title_fullStr Is there a link between biological nitrification inhibition and mycorrhizal symbiosis in Brachiaria grasses?
title_full_unstemmed Is there a link between biological nitrification inhibition and mycorrhizal symbiosis in Brachiaria grasses?
title_short Is there a link between biological nitrification inhibition and mycorrhizal symbiosis in Brachiaria grasses?
title_sort is there a link between biological nitrification inhibition and mycorrhizal symbiosis in brachiaria grasses
topic forage
food security
climate change
agriculture
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91523
work_keys_str_mv AT teutscherovanikola istherealinkbetweenbiologicalnitrificationinhibitionandmycorrhizalsymbiosisinbrachiariagrasses
AT vasquezeduardo istherealinkbetweenbiologicalnitrificationinhibitionandmycorrhizalsymbiosisinbrachiariagrasses
AT arevaloashly istherealinkbetweenbiologicalnitrificationinhibitionandmycorrhizalsymbiosisinbrachiariagrasses
AT chaguezayamileth istherealinkbetweenbiologicalnitrificationinhibitionandmycorrhizalsymbiosisinbrachiariagrasses
AT diazenna istherealinkbetweenbiologicalnitrificationinhibitionandmycorrhizalsymbiosisinbrachiariagrasses
AT benitomarta istherealinkbetweenbiologicalnitrificationinhibitionandmycorrhizalsymbiosisinbrachiariagrasses
AT pullemanmirjammargreet istherealinkbetweenbiologicalnitrificationinhibitionandmycorrhizalsymbiosisinbrachiariagrasses
AT arangojacobo istherealinkbetweenbiologicalnitrificationinhibitionandmycorrhizalsymbiosisinbrachiariagrasses